Please return the Atlas function to the iOS Evernote app

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I just downloaded Evernote 8.0.351713 for iPhone and discovered that I have lost the Atlas (or Map) feature. This was one of my favorite features of Evernote and now it's no longer available on any platform. It used to be available on both iOS and Windows and now neither.

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I agree. I liked the use of the map to see my notes. I was using it to capture experiences with photos directly into Evernote and the note captured the physical location on the map. Please bring it back.

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I'm a premium user also. Atlas is a key component to how I use Evernote. The removal of Atlas from first the ios app and now the mac app is ridiculous. The information is still there but our ability to use the information has been restricted. Doesn't make sense. Please return the Atlas functionality as soon as possible.

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This was a major inconvenience for me as I was just about to leave for a trip when I installed the update and my notes with locations were rendered useless. As a premium customer for several years I'm annoyed at the lack of notice let alone the removal of what used to be a core selling point of the service.

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I use Evernotes "Places" view to see all my different clients in the metro area. It was perfect for planning my day in a very visual manner. Now I just have a list of addresses that I have to plot in google maps, or find another program that can handle this basic need.

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I should be astonished to see that Evernote has removed such a useful feature, but I'm not really that surprised as they've done this kind of thing before. At least on their "What's new in Evernote 8" page they mention bringing back location search (but not the Atlas itself).

It's probably overkill for nothing but a location search but on iOS there is an app IdeaPlaces that works with your Evernotes and provides both an Atlas view and some pretty sophisticated searching abilities. It's not free, but I've found it quite useful. If you search for IdeaPlaces in these forums you'll see some discussion of it with screenshots.

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I have brought this concern up with Evernote several times but they have never been transparent about the underlying reason for eliminating first the Atlas from the the desktop version and just now from the iOS version. Renner

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I've been using Evernote since 2008 (and paying for since when they got PLUS plan) for food/restaurant logging. The map view was essential and quite useful as a restaurant memo (like personal foursquare). When they killed Evernote Food it was a blow but I managed to adapt my logging style to the base app. And now the map is gone from all their apps. So after some research I chose to migrate my whole log to Day One. The process was almost manual and it took about 2 weeks. Well but it was not too bad to look back on all the meals I had these years. And now I'm happy to have a beautiful geo-organized diary. Good bye Evernote.

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I've been using Evernote since 2008 (and paying for since when they got PLUS plan) for food/restaurant logging. The map view was essential and quite useful as a restaurant memo (like personal foursquare). When they killed Evernote Food it was a blow but I managed to adapt my logging style to the base app. And now the map is gone from all their apps. So after some research I chose to migrate my whole log to Day One. The process was almost manual and it took about 2 weeks. Well but it was not too bad to look back on all the meals I had these years. And now I'm happy to have a beautiful geo-organized diary. Good bye Evernote.

I see.

I don't understand how Evernote can introduce so many good features and then delete them one by one whenever they feel like it. It seems they don't care at all about there users.

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Another long-time (since 2009) full premium user disappointed at the loss of Atlas view (or ANY location functionality at all) in the iOS app. I can't understand why it is available in the Mac application but not on our phones,* which are what we usually have with us when we are away from home and office.

*NOTE TO EVERNOTE: PLEASE DO NOT TAKE THE ABOVE COMMENT AS A REASON TO ELIMINATE THE ATLAS VIEW IN THE MAC APP.

Seriously, it has been 5 months since Atlas view was eliminated, and I haven't seen the promised "filter" to replace it.

yep, missing Atlas was the trigger to switch to OneNote - even if there is no Atlas, too - the free version of OneNote has much more functionality than EN free - bad, I‘m (or was) a big Evernote fan. But it‘s over.

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It's really a disappointment. I wanted to start using Evernote for journalling along with note taking, but without the Atlas feature it makes it less useful. Going to start using DayOne app again, it has an atlas equivalent. Please bring back the map, Evernote!

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I really hope they bring this function back. It was a very very useful feature. I can usually remember where I took the note and frequently would use it if not first as I search but second. I guess it was an “Apple” decision...

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I agree totally! You took off a functionality I used a lot. Keep improving but not taking out functionallities and try to keep functionalities consistent on all plataforms! Waiting for an answer! I am a premium for over than 6 years!

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Extremely disappointing that this has been removed & even more frustrating that Evernote is choosing to ignore our feedback for so long & do nothing about it?

Very uncharacteristic for Evernote.

On 2018-02-02 at 8:17 PM, Dezer1970 said:

Yes very disappointing from Evernote. It appears they do not listen to user feedback let alone take it on board.

We got it; you're disappointed

Evernote is paying for these forums to obtain user feedback. This is one of the factors that influence Evernote's development. The actual quote is One thing to remember: popularity does not mean implementation.Our forums are one component of the decisions we make, and while a bunch of ideas have merit, we need to be selective and always balancing priorities.

To indicate your support for this request use the voting buttons at the top left corner of the discussion

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Ok we get it, even though Evernote is “paying for these forums to obtain user feedback” your response indicates you’d rather not receive my feedback.

To be clear, we are not even asking Evernote to develop anything. Evernote already invested in the development of this feature when they introduced it some time ago. We are simply asking Evernote to restore a feature that was previously available - no development required.

Your response also reinforces to me that Evernote has wasted its time & money on this forum - only to ignore user feedback.

Your quote “One thing to remember: popularity does not mean implementation” is contradictory & confusing as the forum is based on a popular voting system creating a perception that popularity does in fact determine decisions.

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Thank you for clarifying DTLow. I do owe you an apology. I must confess I was under the wrong perception that you were an employee of Evernote pretending to be a user based on your responses. Subsequently, it has just occurred to me that I am also probably under the wrong perception that expressing some constructive feedback on my experiences of Evernote about this issue, will make any difference at all.

It's a great feature that used to be available and Evernote has chosen to remove it without any explanation. Obviously, there are a lot of users that like it, found it very helpful and would be very grateful if it was simply restored.

Surely it is not that hard or expensive to return it, so I cannot understand why Evernote would want to ignore this but would genuinely like to understand? I think it is poor customer service which Evernote would want to be aware of but If you think "Evernote is bad" because of this, then hopefully Evernote might pay some attention?

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I decided to end my Premium account with Evernote. They seem to not to listen to their users about features that are important to them and will take away a function that users are using. I know there is currently no other notetaking software for the PC that has this feature. I wish them the best maybe I might be back in the future who knows.

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As I've had similar issues with even more reputable companies, and this is a critical feature, I'm considering moving to something like Perkeep (aka Camlistore). A bit of work to set it up, but it is free and one is no longer beholden to the arbitrary decisions of companies.

Either way, be sure to export your notes before that feature is taken when you're considering moving away!

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That’s “THE” reason I’ve continued my personal journaling in this tool after dropping years and years of premium subscription - having confidence knowing it was there and I could always go back and view it. Now no Atlas ( *just* looked for it tonight - after a while)

==> My work forced me (not unreasonably) to move all notes/journaling to an approved solution they contorlled to avoid idea theft etc
Evernote helped that one along when they decided to QA against our live data a couple years ago, but backed down after public outrage — the damage was done.

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I just downloaded Evernote 8.0.351713 for iPhone and discovered that I have lost the Atlas (or Map) feature. This was one of my favorite features of Evernote and now it's no longer available on any platform. It used to be available on both iOS and Windows and now neither.